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New homes will be legally required to have car charging points
Electric vehicle charging points will be legally required in new build homes from next year, the prime minister is to announce.The government has already announced that it wants to end the sale of traditional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030 – although critics say there is no clear plan to achieve this. The …
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Sheik Maktoum, new jobs and global expansion: How fintech firm Total Processing is taking on the world
A Manchester fintech company has set its sights on further global expansion having already partnered with the Crown Prince of Dubai and set out plans to triple its headcount in the next two years. Total Processing was established by Cameron Lee, Jean-Michel Soopramanien, Alex Leigh and Matt Hamer and has already attracted big name clients …
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Official Receiver advances £1bn claim against Carillion auditor KPMG
The Official Receiver is advancing a legal claim against the auditors of Carillion, the collapsed construction giant, that could target as much as £1bn in damages.Sky News understands that the liquidators of the former FTSE-100 constituent filed a claim form against KPMG on Friday – a move which gives the claimant four months to submit …
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Bitcoin ban: These are the countries where crypto is restricted or illegal
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Branson to land fresh £400m funding injection for Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic Airways is drawing up plans for a fresh £400m funding injection as prospects fade for an initial public offering (IPO) of Sir Richard Branson’s flagship company.Sky News has learnt that the transatlantic carrier is in talks with its shareholders and other financial stakeholders about raising additional capital to see it through the traditionally …
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North east entrepreneurs work together on efforts to help the less advantaged
They were brought up just six miles apart, both worked at Consett steelworks and both went on to become successful businessmen. But what also unites Sir Bob Murray and David Harrison is that they have combined business with philanthropy with a wish to help those from ordinary backgrounds make the most of their lives. Former …
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Business groups line up to criticise rail plan that does little for North East
Business groups have continued their criticism of the Government’s multibillion-pound rail plan after its own maps showed how little the North East stands to benefit from scheme. The two maps in the Integrated Rail Review that aim to show where rail improvements will be made in the North and the Midlands show that there will …
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£335m of taxpayers’ cash at ‘increased risk’ due to ‘woefully inadequate’ checks on firm Cameron lobbied for
Hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is at increased risk due to a failure to conduct sufficient checks on the now-collapsed finance firm that David Cameron lobbied for, a committee of MPs has found.In a new report by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC), on the lessons to be learned from …
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How leading crypto investment firms are attracting the top talent from the banking world
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Laser Red sets sights on further international work after clients go global
Lincolnshire-based digital marketing firm Laser Red has gone global. The creative agency, split between Grimsby and Lincoln, has expanded its clientbase to cover the US, Ireland and Australia. Since the start of the year Laser Red has added a further three members of staff to their marketing team alone, now including a new pay per …
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£6.3m awarded to West Midlands from Cultural Recovery Fund
More than £6 million in grant funding has been awarded to 75 venues across the West Midlands to help them bounce back from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. A total of £6.3 million has been allocated in the third round of the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund which goes to arts, culture and heritage organisations …
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Trevor Boanas reflects on lifetime contribution honour as brewery follows guest speaker’s green adventure
A towering figure in city commerce and charity had the Lifetime Contribution accolade bestowed upon him at the HullLive Business Awards. Trevor Boanas’ unstinting work uniting passions across the family firm, football and vital causes was rewarded, with a standing ovation as he made his way to the stage. Head of business at KCom, Alan …

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